The virus is transmitted through bodily fluids ... Preventing mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B is a crucial component of strategies to eliminate hepatitis B. As well as vaccinating ...

And if you’re pregnant, you can pass it on to your newborn. Viral hepatitis is an inflammation of your liver that's caused by a virus. The most common ones in the U.S. are hep A, B, and C.

A Mumbai-based doctor has reported that a young woman contracted hepatitis B after a threading procedure at a salon, ...

Fatigue and yellowing eyes may signal hepatitis, a serious liver issue. Learn the symptoms, causes, prevention, and available ...

The U.S. capacity to battle hepatitis B and C has been leveled a devastating blow with the recent closure of the CDC’s ...

Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is a long-term infection of the liver caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). While acute hepatitis B infection is often resolved by the immune system, CHB occurs when the ...

In animal studies, Dicerna’s drug cleared nearly 100% of circulating hepatitis B ... the virus suppressed below detectable levels could be a “functional” cure, preventing transmission.

Viral hepatitis was the most common cause of infectious disease mortality worldwide after tuberculosis in 2024, according to ...

From October this year, all newborns will be vaccinated against Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) at birth, the Programme Manager of the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI), Dr Kwame Amponsah-Achiano, has ...

Hepatitis viruses A to E differ in transmission and severity, ranging from foodborne infections to bloodborne risks. We got ...

The authors provide a systematic review of the features of HBV during pregnancy, risk factors for vertical transmission ... Drug Administration; HBV, hepatitis B virus. For the past 5 years ...

Despite knowing how to prevent vertical transmission (from mother to the baby) of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis-B infections, ...